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Cumulonimbus near Luskentyre Beach, Isle of Harris, Scotland
A developing storm system over Lake Maggiore, Piemonte, Italy
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A dissipating incus associated with a prior storm, spotted from above the clouds on a flight from Gatwick, approaching Jersey Airport, Saint Peter, Channel Islands, UK
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Monsoonal storm system at sunset, east of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Oro Valley, Arizona, US
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A storm cell that kept its shape and made its way from the Bahamas over to Boca Raton, Florida, US
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A mature cumulonimbus incus over Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia
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A dissipating storm system at sunset over Esmeralda County, Nevada, US
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A mature cumulonimbus spotted over the Sawatch Range, near Buena Vista, Colorado, US
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Cumulonimbus incus, also known as an anvil cloud, which indicates that the storm has reached a level of stratospheric stability and is considered to be in its mature stage, as seen here over Centerville, Ohio, US
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An expansive storm system spotted near Fort Polk, Leesville, Louisiana, US
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Multiples examples of cumulonimbus incus, also known as anvil clouds, along with a lower layer of altocumulus undulatus, as seen from 37,000 feet above Mississippi, US
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A dissipating cumulonimbus spotted during a summer road trip after leaving Mount Shasta, near Yreka, California, US
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A storm system near Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
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A storm system spotted prior to sunset over Volturara Irpina, Italy
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An exquisite rainbow amidst the passage of a storm, captured by Lauren's daughter near Twisp, Washington, US
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A dynamic view of a rain shaft within a mature cumulonimbus near Brighton, Colorado, US
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